“He’s here talking because he just wants to sell his books.” I’ve heard this a few times. I have heard this when I was sharing my story with people and I mentioned that I have books for sale. I hear this sort of feedback when I’m not paying attention to the third law of influence. […]
“That stupid kid. He says, ‘yes’, but then he won’t do it.” Have you ever been frustrated with someone’s inaction even after they agreed? This is the sort of phrase we hear when we’re ignoring the second law of influence. We think all we have to do is to get them to agree, and then […]
Can the crazy cat lady find a way to make a meaningful difference in the lives of other humans and actually integrate her passion for cats into that calling?I believe it’s possible. While we believe that we will evaluate our lives according to how we’ve impacted other people, we do not have to abandon what […]
I just heard someone tell people in a speaker training that if your not passionate about your topic, fake it. He even suggested taking an acting class if you need to in order to give the impression that you’re passionate about what you’re talking about. I couldn’t disagree more. Please, don’t fake it! For one […]
This is an exceptional picture of my cat, Calvin. Usually, when I try to get a picture of him, I get a blurry picture of his rear end as he’s running away. Because of the lag in the digital camera on my phone, sometimes, I just get a picture of the floor where he was […]
Our desire for you is that you will make 2016 your most impactful year yet. Happy new year from John and Rena at Simply Great Lives.
“I told him a bunch of times, but he just won’t listen.” I hear this type of phrase a lot. Sometimes this sort of thing comes up in our seminars where people are struggling with how to make an impact with their life. This type of phrase comes up when we ignore the first law […]
It’s that time of year again to make new years resolutions. It seems like every year we set new years resolutions that last only for a month or two. I think this type of goal setting actually does more harm than good. The reason this does more harm is that we set a pattern of […]
Merry Christmas from John and Rena at Simply Great Lives.
Do you want to increase your capacity to be of benefit to other people? I’ve been learning lately how important it is to grow and take care of oneself in order to be able to be a benefit to other people. To be clear, I’m not saying the stereotypical “Take care of #1.” I’m not […]
